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dinner party

noun

: a party at which dinner is served
She hosted a dinner party at her apartment.

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Six strangers at a murderous dinner party with a mysterious host is the plot of the board game Clue, which came to life as a movie 40 years ago. Shannon Luibrand, CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025 Mike agrees to help Ron out and tail Braccon at a pub crawl that evening, while Ron is putting in some husband work at a dinner party to get out of the doghouse with Barb. Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 24 Nov. 2025 However, she was shocked by the amount of food she was asked to bring for the four-person dinner party, especially given the lengthy drive. Nicki Cox, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025 Anyone who has ever hosted a Thanksgiving dinner, or any large dinner party knows, timing is everything. Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dinner party

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“Dinner party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dinner%20party. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.

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